A teenage mother was left heartbroken after her baby son had glue splashed in his eye at nursery as a staff member did her nails while holding him.
Aimee Culverhouse, from Skipton, was shocked when one-year-old son Jack was left in agony and needed hospital treatment after the incident at First Steps Day Nursery in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
The eighteen-year-old was called while at college with staff telling her that some glue had got in his eye as he played.
She assumed it was PVA glue used in arts and craft activities but when she got to the hospital it turned out that it was nail glue used to stick acrylic nails.
And according to a spokesman for the nursery, the incident occurred as a staff member tried to re-stick her false nail with Jack in her arms.
Aimee said she had ‘trusted’ the nursery to look after her son, adding: ‘His sight won’t be affected but I think he’s traumatised. He used to sleep through the night perfectly and now he’s just scared.’
Aimee Culverhouse, from Skipton, was left heartbroken after her baby son Jack had glue splashed in his eye at nursery as a staff member did her nails while holding him
She was left horrified when one-year-old son Jack was left in agony and needed hospital treatment after the incident at his pre-school
The eighteen-year-old was called while at college with staff telling her that some glue had got in his eye as he played – but she later learned it had happened when a staff member had been gluing down a false nail
Aimee said: ‘I got a phone call saying Jack had glue in his eye. At first, with it being a nursery, I thought it was PVA glue, but when I got to Airedale Hospital I found out it was nail glue.
‘At first I just wanted to take care of him, but afterwards I was like ‘What the h*** has gone on?’
‘I’m angry and upset. I put all my trust in them and then this happens. I’m furious.’
Jack had been attending First Steps Day Nursery in Skipton, North Yorks, three days a week since he was three months old while Aimee studied public services.
She assumed it was PVA glue used in arts and craft activities but when she got to the hospital it turned out that it was nail glue used to stick acrylic nails (pictured, the little boy with glue in his eye)
Aimee had been happy with the nursery school and Jack’s progress there before the incident on September 23.
She said: ‘At the hospital I was told he reached up on a counter and knocked it on him but then I had a meeting with the nursery the week after and was told that one of their staff members went to go and pick him up and this lass had some nail glue in her hand.
‘Apparently her nail had broken and she went to pick up my son and splashed the glue in his eye.
‘We were sent to an eye specialist as we weren’t 100 per cent sure whether he’d got it in his eye or not.
Aimee said she had been happy with her son Jack’s progress as he attended First Steps Day Nursery in Skipton, North Yorks, three days a week
Aimee rushed to meet her son at hospital from college, where she was sent to an eye specialist because the team weren’t 100 per cent sure whether he’d got glue in his eye or not
The mother-of-one said her son has been left ‘traumatised’ by the experience and has been ‘struggling to sleep’ since
‘Luckily he had an instant reaction to close his eye so he didn’t get it in there.’
Ofsted has been informed and the nursery is also carrying out an investigation.
Aimee has contacted a solicitor and said she is planning to sue.
A spokesperson for the nursery said the staff member had been wearing false nails and when she noticed one had come loose, she attempted to reglue it while holding the baby.
AImee said she was initially told reached up on a counter and knocked it on him – but later learned it had been one of the staff members who had had glue on her hand
The 18-year-old mother said her son had been struggling to sleep since the incident happened earlier this month (pictured, after the accident)
A statement added: ‘We acted immediately when the incident happened, with staff giving first aid and on paramedics’ advice when we phoned for an ambulance, we took the child to hospital for treatment.
‘We take the care and safety of all the children at our nursery extremely seriously, it is our main priority.
‘As such we implemented our safeguarding protocols, informing both the local authority and Ofsted of this incident.
‘The member of staff involved was immediately suspended from work and following our investigation was ultimately dismissed.
One-year-old Jack was left with a swollen face after he got nail glue in his eye during the incident at nursery
‘Ofsted attended and inspected the nursery on Monday 10 October and have no concerns with the operation of the nursery or the actions we have taken.
‘This was clearly a very distressing incident for the family and the child, we have maintained contact throughout and kept them updated with the progress and outcomes of the investigations conducted by us and by Ofsted.
‘This was an isolated incident and the first time we have had any incident in over 25 years of operation. We are relieved that the child involved is recovering well.’
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